Good afternoon Card Nation, today is game day. Your UofL Women’s basketball team faces off against Oregon for a spot in the Elite 8. Before we preview the game, here is a look at Louisville’s WBB week in review.
March 21st:
As most of you already know, there was a lot of attention brought to light due to the disparity in the weight room/workout area and equipment the women received compared to what the men got. Coach Walz addressed the lack of equality in women’s basketball with a statement. We wrote a story on it that you can read here.
March 22nd:
Louisville beats Marist 74-43 to advance to the 2nd round of the tournament. The Cards started off a bit slow, maybe nervous, as they trailed after the first quarter. UofL began to find their rhythm and then preceded to blowout Marist. Hailey Van Lith had 17 points.
On to ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ โ๏ธ!
Next up: Cards ๐ Northwestern#GoCards x #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/3NpGZMakea
— Louisville Womenโs Basketball (@LouisvilleWBB) March 23, 2021
Helloooo Second Round. ๐คฉ#GoCards x #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/qe5NPlpVyy
— Louisville Womenโs Basketball (@LouisvilleWBB) March 23, 2021
March 24th:
Coach Walz was named WBCA Coach Of The Year Finalist.
.@CoachJeffWalz – ๐๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ โผ๏ธ
๐ฐ: https://t.co/zBmeEV37Vs#GoCards pic.twitter.com/P3dFCzoDrx
— Louisville Womenโs Basketball (@LouisvilleWBB) March 24, 2021
Dana Evans was named a WBCA All-American Regional Finalist.
.@Danaaakianaaa is a WBCA All-America ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ!
๐ฐ: https://t.co/eQIg9Jsrex#GoCards x https://t.co/X4ANgSVE4h pic.twitter.com/KxnpEQYEYd
— Louisville Womenโs Basketball (@LouisvilleWBB) March 24, 2021
The Cards erased an 18-point deficit to defeat a very tough Northwestern squad 62-53 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The 18-point comeback was tied for the 3rd-largest comeback in the women’s tournament. Northwestern came out on fire early, as they started off 5-5 from beyond the arc. Northwestern guard Jordan Hamilton couldn’t miss. UofL was paced by four players who scored in double digits. Kianna Smith led the way with 16 points and freshman Olivia Cochran had a monster game with 13 points and 15 rebounds. The Cards will take on Oregon for a spot in the Elite 8 on Sunday.
Next up: ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ช๐๐ ๐จ#GoCards x #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/xpteeEMhc5
— Louisville Womenโs Basketball (@LouisvilleWBB) March 24, 2021
And then there were 1๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ…#GoCards x #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/yVMdGU9RWd
— Louisville Womenโs Basketball (@LouisvilleWBB) March 25, 2021
March 25th:
Dana Evan’s was named a 2021 Wade Trophy Finalist.
โญ๏ธ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฌ โญ๏ธ
2021 Wade Trophy Finalist๐ฐ: https://t.co/IsVBWtG9SJ#GoCards x https://t.co/X4ANgSVE4h pic.twitter.com/h5I0lLaExT
— Louisville Womenโs Basketball (@LouisvilleWBB) March 25, 2021
March 26th:
Dana Evans was named a Wooden Award Finalist & All-American.
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฌ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ@WoodenAward Finalist & All-American
๐ฐ: https://t.co/Kw6IjifPr7 #GoCards x https://t.co/X4ANgSVE4h pic.twitter.com/TGqmMepIw6
— Louisville Womenโs Basketball (@LouisvilleWBB) March 26, 2021
March 27th:
Game day! 7 pm. ESPN. Louisville vs Oregon. Elite 8 spot on the line.
๐๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ!
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๐: 7:00 PM (Eastern)
๐: Oregon
๐บ: @ESPN
๐ป: 790-AM
๐ป: https://t.co/SRXvBltOuH
๐: ย https://t.co/nxI8waZrln
ย #GoCards x #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/KxWtRfxw8r— Louisville Womenโs Basketball (@LouisvilleWBB) March 28, 2021
